Computerised Inventory Control Project Technical Group (CICP TG) of the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), Ministry of Defence, has taken up project to automate the inventory management functions of the AOC at select locations spread across the country. The project involves the implementation of an ERP Solution and associated software and infrastructure components along with setting up the Data Center, Disaster Recovery Center, and Near Primary DC for AOC.

Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) has engaged National Institute for Smart Government (NISG) to support CICP in selecting the ERP solution and a System Integrator for implementation of the ERP Solution along with setting up the Data Center, Disaster Recovery Center, and Near Primary DC for AOC.

The objective of the project is to implement Commercial Off the Shelf ERP solution in AOC in order to establish an on-line multi user system for ordnance echelons from a Central Ordnance Depot (COD) to a forward Divisional Ordnance Unit (DOU) / Brigade Ordnance Units (BOU), for Army Headquarters, intermediary Headquarters in chain and Ministry of Defense, all inter-linked on Wide Area Network. The implemented ERP system will be used for planning and controlling ordnance inventory functioning through a Management Information System (MIS) / Decision Support System (DSS).

NISG has submitted a proposal to AOC in November 2007 for providing consultancy services evaluation of Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions (ERP) and Selection of the System Integrator for the implementation of the ERP solution.

After the approval of the proposal by CICP TG and Ministry of Defence, NISG has started the engagement in September 2008 with AOC. During the engagement, NISG was responsible for: